President and Mrs. Johnson in Columbus, 1966

By: Linda Deitch

The Columbus Dispatch - February 17, 2014 12:42 PM

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DISPATCH

Since today is Presidents Day, I thought it would be a good time to share this photo from our
archives.

In September 1966, Lady Bird Johnson and President Lyndon B. Johnson were on a Midwest trip and
were in Central Ohio for about 3 1/2 hours, beginning with a brief talk at Port Columbus. Crowds
lined the 30-mile route to Lancaster and cheered him at the day's climax at the Fairfield County
Fairgrounds in Lancaster.

Here, 12-year-old Joanna Carr presents a bouquet of yellow roses to the First Lady upon her
arrival at Port Columbus. Looking on are President Johnson and Columbus Mayor M.E. Sensenbrenner,
right.

The president was on a Labor Day junket that included speeches and campaigning in Detroit,
Dayton, Columbus and Lancaster.

It took Johnson's motorcade an hour and 45 minutes to go from Port Columbus to Lancaster. The
motorcade stopped at Broad St., Main St., James Rd. Plaza, Livingston Ave. and Scottwood Rd., where
he shook hands with some who crowded around to hear his brief talks. This was repeated along Rt. 33
at Ebright Rd., the entrance to Canal Winchester, and at Twp. Rd. 207.